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Deleted WhatsApp chats

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MyKindPoet · 22/01/2026 10:16

Am I being over emotional about this?
My mum is on end of life care (possibly hours not days) and I can't be with her so I've been reliant on WhatsApp. I sent a message to my son this morning but deleted it for rewording and found I'd deleted years of chats between us. I've done the deleting the app and reinstalling but it appears a back up was done almost immediately after so the chats are gone forever. I'm absolutely devastated, though it's not like I look at past chats but it's like a part of history has been erased. I know I'm hyper sensitive at the moment because of mum so am I being a bit ridiculous?

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MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 22/01/2026 10:19

No advice but I'm so sorry about your mum. I understand you being upset about the chats.

Maybe try contacting WhatsApp support?

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bunnypenny · 22/01/2026 10:23

Ask your son to export the chat from his WhatsApp and he can email it to you. It won’t be on your WhatsApp but you’ll have a record of it.

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